Robotic safety using wearables
AssigneeBRAGI GmbH
InventorPeter Vincent Boesen
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Abstract
A system for increasing safety during robot-human collaborations in a manufacturing environment is provided. The method includes at least one wearable device for use by a human worker and an industrial robot in operative communication with the at least one wearable device. The industrial robot is equipped to detect location of the human worker using the at least one wearable device. The at least one wearable device may include an earpiece. The at least one wearable device may include a set of earpieces including a left wearable earpiece and a right wearable earpiece.
Claims20
A system for increasing safety during robot-human collaborations in a manufacturing environment, the system comprising:
- a set of wireless earpieces for use by a human worker, the set of wireless earpieces comprising:
- a wearable housing;
- a processor disposed within the wearable housing;
- an emitter operatively connected to the wearable housing and the processor, the emitter is configured to generate a field around the human worker;
- and
- a detector operatively connected to the wearable housing and the processor;
- and
- an industrial robot in operative communication with the set of wireless earpieces;
- wherein the industrial robot is equipped to detect a location of the human worker using data from the set of wireless earpieces;
- wherein the industrial robot is configured to update the location of the human worker relative to the industrial robot;
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- wherein a disruption of the field indicates the industrial robot is located within the field and the set of wireless earpieces communicate a message to the industrial robot indicating the robot is within the field.
A method for increasing safety during robot-human collaborations in a manufacturing environment, the method comprising:
- generating a field around a human worker wearing a wireless earpiece having an emitter within the wireless earpiece to generate the field;
- determining whether a disturbance within the field has occurred indicating a proximity between the wireless earpiece and an industrial robot;
- receiving data at the industrial robot indicating the human worker is in proximity of the industrial robot;
- communicating information to alter an operation of the industrial robot when the field around the wireless earpiece is disturbed by the industrial robot;
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- altering the operation of the industrial robot.
A system for increasing safety during robot-human collaborations in a manufacturing environment, the system comprising:
- at least one wireless earpiece for use by a human worker, the at least one wireless earpiece comprising:
- a wearable housing;
- a processor disposed within the wearable housing;
- at least one sensor operatively connected to the processor;
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- an emitter operatively connected to the wearable housing and the processor, the emitter configured to generate a field around the human worker using the at least one wireless earpiece;
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- an industrial robot in operative communication with the at least one wireless earpiece;
- wherein the at least one wireless earpiece is configured to detect a location of the industrial robot using data sensed by the at least one sensor;
- wherein the operation of the industrial robot is altered when the at least one sensor detects the industrial robot has disrupted the field surrounding the human worker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.